I 482x225x6.4x15.9 IMCA · Weight & Dimensions

IMCA, welded sections · Wide Flange (I-beam)

Wide flange beams (W shapes / I-beams) are the most common structural steel profile used in building construction. They are used for beams, columns, and girders in steel-framed buildings and bridges. Designed per AISC 360, Eurocode 3, and NBR 8800.

Also known as: I 482x225x6.4x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 482x225x6.4x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 482 (UK / Australia)

The I 482x225x6.4x15.9 steel profile weighs 78.8 kg/m (52.96 lb/ft), has a depth of 482 mm (18.98 in), flange width 225 mm (8.86 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,036.28 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 43,742.009 cm⁴, Iy = 3,019.499 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	482 mm	18.98 in
Width (b)	225 mm	8.86 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.4 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	78.8 kg/m	52.96 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,036.28 mm²	15.556 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	43,742.01 cm⁴	1050.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	3,019.5 cm⁴	72.54 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,815.02 cm³	110.760 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	268.4 cm³	16.379 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,991.76 cm³	121.545 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	407.08 cm³	24.842 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.88 cm	8.219 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.49 cm	2.159 in